Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-23

I i u Gtke you hiohs, hhNo you Hhy i'S"hi-
mendations along"
"No-o have not, but Mrs. Dunning here
knows me she did not expect To see me to-
day hunting place" and the smiling eyes
were turned upon the landlords wife, and
hid by the sun-bonnet, she made n grimace
In the fun.
'Oh, yes," explained the good old lady, II
do know her but doubt her capabilities re-
garding housekeeping. But I'D try her II
were you. You might do worse"
"Can You come right along? I'd n heap
rather you would, seein' ms I'm clean tuck
cred out now"
"Oh, yes certainly can, Mrs. Dunning,
left my bundle, gingham and a few 9th
er things, inside. VIII you have them
sent One reason that i came was that
Cora, over there, used 10 know me and
heard that the girls were going TO spend
part of their vacation here, and then i
thought I'd kill two birds with one stone IL
could earn bit while over" Miss Patty
looked rather suspiciously at the white dim
Piled hands, and IL was hard telling what
was in her thoughts as she finally drove of.
They went down into the heart Of the viii
lage, and Rose pulled the sunbonnet further
down around her face, murmuring 'that
the sun was rather warm"
'Now, we will have 10 wait for the ten
train" said Miss Patty, 'and if you will
mind the horse I'll just drop right into the
postofiice aud get what l want. expect
my grand nephew on the train, and IL IL
happens 10 come in while I'm In here, you
just keep an eye open for "A long, cookbook
in chap with an immense big gilt chain,
and tell him I'll be out as soon as ! can git
my lie and lamp chimneys, and other stuff
| Mind the horse now -
So saying off she went.
Rose sat very quiet for some minutes
peeping from the depths Of the bonnet. Ii
was dreadful, this having TO wait when she
was In for a frolic Ten, fifteen minutes
went by when, in the distance, sounded the
locomotive whistle.
"Whew' mimicked Rose, a grand-neph-
ew coming. L suppose her ideal of good
looking man is one that can do all manner of
hard work, and "A great gawk Of n fellow he
| is. / know" Her reverie was interrupted
by the stopping Of the train, and the rush OF
passengers getting up and off. With ting
a-ling, n puff and snort, the great engine
steamed out again with long line Of cars
trailing after.
Rose had all she could do TO manage the
1 me
| quiet, Rose looked over towards the depot
in search of the gilt chain, that being up
permost i'm her mind. The passengers had
all gone their ways, except two these were
a lady and n gentleman.
There was h cloud of dust, n carriage
drove up, and, amid shower Of greetings,
the lady was helped in, and Immediately
driven off. Rose came 20 the conclusion
that the tall gentleman must be the nephew
aforesaid, who espying Miss Patty's turn
out came over.
Excuse me, madam, but believe this is
Miss Patty Slocum's rig, is IL not, and, did
| she send you down for me ?''
'I'm in for il now" thought Rose che
thinks I'm the hired girl, no doubt, but I'll
carry IL through or die, for the girls would
make n laughing-stock of me-"
Aloud she said "You can jump in IL
you like Miss Slocum will be out present
ly; she is In the post Office, and expect her
every miuute now"
Contrary TO her expectations, he seated
himself beside her, and with n polite cal
| low me-" lie took the reins from her hand.
Miss Patty's watchful eyes had taken in
| all that had occurred outside, and now ap-
| peared at the open door.
'I'll be there in just three minutes, Tom
| just make yourself agreeable TO the miss
she's going to help me bit for week or
so.'
'T'll wait three hours, Aunty, IL you like;
I'm not at all in hurry :" and the brown
| eyes were as full Of mischief as those Of
Roses Roses were as blue as the sky,
though they might have been green, or yell
low for all the glimpse Tom could get of
| them.
He was mentally anathematizing sun-bon-
nets of all descriptions, and wondering IL the
man who invented them was dead yet II
not he wanted 10 make n mark Of him i'm
mediately. As the beginning beneath the
| Ito him) hdeous structure was rather quiz
ct, he concluded to bide his time and If Ii
proved interesting, he meant TO have all the
fun possible during his two weeks stay.
He soliloquized thus: "Now, Aunty is as
sharp as a steel trap, and If this little niece
here does not toe the mark she won't have
her around, but well fix things. 1 wish she'd
throw back that confounded headgear, and
let fellow see what she is like"
| Presently Miss Patty, having completed
her purchases, stepped out, and was hand
ell into the wagon by the clerk, he being
glad of the excuse to satisfy his curiosity
regarding the occupants of the front seat.
The sun by this time was getting very hot,
aud Miss Patty told Tom TO drive along
right smart, as she had dinner to get yet,
and they had three miles or so to 20.
"why, yes, Aunty, 1 know the precise
distance. why shouldn't L when lived
there so many years ; seems rs though you
have more enterprising folks about here
than there was three years ago."
"well, yes /; you see since them seminary
| girls came seems as though it is livelier a
bout here you know they built the SEM
mary the fall you went away"
Old Doane did her best, and within half
an hour they were in sight of a white house
with green blinds and lovely trees and i'm
mense rose bushes. Jest drive aronnd to
the back, Tom, I've got q lot of traps and l
don't like to lug 'em clear through the
house." Having done rs he was desired, he
sprang nimbly to the ground, helped Miss
Patty out, then handed her the bundles, and
very awkwardly knocked off that terrible
bonnet. Rose united the strings to get a lit
tie air during the drive home. The blue